Historical and cultural elements for teaching of optical instruments

Authors

  • Marlon C. Alcantara Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Sudeste de Minas Gerais, Juiz de Fora
  • Marco Braga Centro Federal de Educação Tecnológica Celso Suckow da Fonseca, RJ

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5007/2175-7941.2017v34n1p109

Abstract

In this paper we presented a proposal for the teaching of optical instruments with a historical-cultural approach. For this, we used a network of social relations that has Constantijn Huygens (1596-1687) as its center (hub). Through primary sources and other documents dealing with Dutch culture in the seventeenth century, we showed how this network of scientists, artists, and philosophers combined to factors such as religion and trade, can offer an interdisciplinary and complex view of the advent of optical instruments. The contextual view of this historical period may provide subsidies for the construction of an interdisciplinary curriculum from optical instruments.

Author Biographies

Marlon C. Alcantara, Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Sudeste de Minas Gerais, Juiz de Fora

Departamento de Educação e Ciências - Núcleo de Educação

Marco Braga, Centro Federal de Educação Tecnológica Celso Suckow da Fonseca, RJ

Programa de Pós-graduação Ciência, Tecnologia e Educação– CEFET-RJ

Published

2017-05-05

How to Cite

Alcantara, M. C., & Braga, M. (2017). Historical and cultural elements for teaching of optical instruments. Caderno Brasileiro De Ensino De Física, 34(1), 109–130. https://doi.org/10.5007/2175-7941.2017v34n1p109

Issue

Section

História e Filosofia da Ciência